The FBI conducted a sting on a town supervisor in New York, and the bait? A bribe to help in the fight for MMA legalization.
Well at least there's one upside for MMA fans in the battle to legalize their favorite combat sport in the state of New York. While legal MMA may be no closer to being a reality than ever before, the process of dumping money and lobbying efforts into the state to sway political influence has apparently made MMA legalization ripe bait for an FBI sting on corrupt politicians. Or, one corrupt politician anyway.
Halfmoon Town Supervisor and Saratoga County Board of Supervisors member Melinda Wormuth recently plead guilty to receiving $5,500 in bribes between April and October of 2013, from an FBI officer posing as a "Las Vegas-based backer" looking to influence New York's pro-MMA lobbying efforts.